and uploading one generic picture of a boarded-up house that you found on Google with no address will just end up getting overlooked by serious buyers because they see these type of ads all of the time.

The list was too generic from the PVA.

I used the term builder generically to mean someone who builds with the intent of resale. 

I'm looking for basic statements and generic strategies specifically in regards to talking them into financing.

Also, generic contracts (downloaded online for example) don't take into account WA laws and norms, which your attorney's contract did.

I just send a general/generic letter for probate leads, same letter I would as an absentee owner or whatever.  

Asking wildly generic questions will get you nowhere.

Your question is too generic and we don't have enough information about your market to answer it, anyway.For a beginner, I think your best option would be to invest in a multi-family, preferably with 3-4 units.

I get so annoyed when people try to bargain using generic excuses."

Plug in a zip or address and get a generic over view of properties available.